{"id":7,"date":"2026-09-15T16:42:53","date_gmt":"2026-09-15T16:42:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kevinakorb.com\/?page_id=7"},"modified":"2026-09-16T01:02:33","modified_gmt":"2026-09-16T01:02:33","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/kevinakorb.com\/","title":{"rendered":"About Kevin"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"7\" class=\"elementor elementor-7\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-912275b elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"912275b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" id=\"header-block\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div 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data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/kevinakorb\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/kevinakorb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Instagram-icon-image-scaled.png\" title=\"Instagram icon image\" alt=\"Instagram icon image\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a3eea3a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a3eea3a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" id=\"name-header\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1><b>Kevin Korb<\/b><\/h1>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5d9ca06 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5d9ca06\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6dcbc8c\" data-id=\"6dcbc8c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ed9e318 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ed9e318\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" id=\"header-tagline\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">OPERATIONS &amp; PROGRAM MANAGEMENT<\/b><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-92f8a61 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"92f8a61\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" id=\"location-contact\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Los Gatos, CA\u00a0 <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">|\u00a0 <\/span><a href=\"mailto:Kevin@KevinAKorb.com\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kevin@KevinAKorb.com<\/span><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e241cfb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e241cfb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" id=\"summary\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Built and ran two businesses from the ground up before age 30, the kind of hands-on ownership experience most professionals don&#8217;t reach until much later in their careers. Running these businesses sharpened the same instincts a strong operations or program manager runs on: forecasting demand, optimizing costs, and proving ROI on every dollar and hour spent. Grew a business from $0 to $100K+ in annual revenue as a solo operator with full ownership of P&amp;L and cash forecasting, and cut administrative costs 40%+ by redesigning workflows for a 25-person team serving 1,000+ families. Owned a P&amp;L as a founder; fixed one as a hired operator.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2b0a8a1 elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"2b0a8a1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-adbc78d elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"adbc78d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" id=\"stat-bar\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5><b>$0\u2192$100K+<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> revenue scaled solo<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0 |\u00a0 <\/span><b>40%+<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> admin cost cut<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0 |\u00a0 <\/span><b>25-person<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> team led<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0 |\u00a0 <\/span><b>1,000+<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> families supported<\/span><\/h5>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aca7ff8 elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"aca7ff8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" id=\"stat-bar-tablet\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6><b>$0\u2192$100K+<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> revenue scaled solo<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0 |\u00a0 <\/span><b>40%+<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> admin cost cut<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0 |\u00a0 <\/span><b>25-person<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> team led<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0 |\u00a0 <\/span><b>1,000+<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> families supported<\/span><\/h6>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d9fdb57 elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d9fdb57\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" id=\"stat-bar-mobile\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><b>$0\u2192$100K+<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> revenue scaled solo<\/span><\/li><li><b>40%+<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> admin cost cut<\/span><\/li><li><b>25-person<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> team led<\/span><\/li><li><b>1,000+<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> families supported<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e55345c elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"e55345c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5165d8f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5165d8f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" id=\"section-header\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6><b>PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE<\/b><\/h6>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-03af278 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"03af278\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" id=\"experience\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>Founder, Head Coach &amp; Program Director <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">| PingPong.info, Saratoga, CA&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span>&nbsp;<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><i>Jan 2023 \u2013 Present<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">$0 to $100K+ in annual revenue: scaled solo, with full ownership of P&amp;L and cash forecasting for a self-built business.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Built the systems and SOPs that let one person run 4 business lines that would typically take a multi-person team: coaching, retail equipment sales and manufacturing, venue and event rental, and drop-in play and membership.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">100+ consumer products brought to market end-to-end, from design and sourcing through QC and retail fulfillment.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">100+ students coached over 3 years of operation; perfect 5-star Google rating across 21 reviews; named \u201cTop Event Venue in Saratoga, CA\u201d (2024-2026) and \u201cBest Youth Sports Program in Silicon Valley\u201d (2025-2026).<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9543174 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9543174\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" id=\"experience\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Operations Manager <\/b><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">| Center for Developing Minds, Los Gatos, CA<\/span>&nbsp; &nbsp;<i style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Sep 2019 \u2013 Mar 2023<\/i><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Led a 25-person multidisciplinary team, directing operations for a behavioral health clinic serving 1,000+ families.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">40%+ reduction in admin costs: enhanced team efficiency through cross-functional workflow redesign and an EMR migration covering 5,000+ patient records.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Preserved continuity of care through COVID-19\u2019s abrupt shift to remote operations via new HIPAA-compliant protocols.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1881502 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1881502\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" id=\"experience\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Founder &amp; General Manager <\/b><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">| TopSpin Table Tennis, Santa Clara, CA&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span> <i style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Jun 2015 \u2013 Jul 2019<\/i><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Acquired and ran a 13,350 sq. ft. facility \u2014 one of the nation&#8217;s largest \u2014 with full P&amp;L ownership; negotiated leases for two facilities, sourcing, building out, and orchestrating a move to a new location after the landlord sold the original building.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Operated the business as a full-time college student, taking a gap year to establish systems and protocols while running it onsite, then managing it remotely after returning to campus to complete a B.A. at USC.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hired and trained a 10-person team of coaches and front-desk staff (including a 2x Olympian) on day-to-day SOPs.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Organized high-caliber events for top tech companies including Apple and Netflix, plus an A-list celebrity fundraiser at Dodger Stadium for the Clayton Kershaw Foundation (with Excel Sports Management).<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-edce871 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"edce871\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" id=\"section-header\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6><b>ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE<\/b><\/h6>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5acd7c1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5acd7c1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>Co-Founder, OrganizedStudents.com <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(2020\u20132025): Built the platform, onboarding, and analytics systems for an edtech venture, leading a cross-functional team of clinicians and specialists to build a cohesive, 40-lesson curriculum with natural progression.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-825dbd4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"825dbd4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" id=\"section-header\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6><b>CORE SKILLS<\/b><\/h6>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9ae5c70 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9ae5c70\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Operations &amp; Process Design\u00a0 \u00b7\u00a0 P&amp;L Ownership &amp; Forecasting\u00a0 \u00b7\u00a0 Cross-Functional Team Leadership\u00a0 \u00b7\u00a0 Event Logistics\u00a0 \u00b7\u00a0 Vendor &amp; Contract Negotiation\u00a0 \u00b7\u00a0 Change Management\u00a0 \u00b7\u00a0 Program Design\u00a0 \u00b7\u00a0 Data-Driven Decision-Making\u00a0 \u00b7\u00a0 Process Improvement (SOPs)<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3dced15 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3dced15\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" id=\"section-header\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6><b>EDUCATION<\/b><\/h6>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b37a633 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b37a633\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>B.A., Psychology <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">| University of Southern California (USC), Los Angeles, CA\u00a0 <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2017<\/span><\/i><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kevin Korb OPERATIONS &amp; 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